Turnitin is used at LJMU as a plagiarism, prevention, detection and academic integrity tool. It has recently launched a redesigned similarity report aimed at providing clearer insights and facilitating faster feedback for both staff and students. This update brings several key improvements that promise to streamline the process of identifying potential plagiarism and enhancing academic writing skills:
- User-friendly interface:
- Integrated, intuitive design
- In-app guidance
- Improved accessibility with support for assistive technologies
- New match categorization:
- Easier interpretation of results
- Quicker identification of potential issues in student papers
- Time-saving for educators when analysing reports
- Enhanced integrity checks:
- Improved differentiation between intentional plagiarism and learning opportunities
- More time for educators to provide targeted, meaningful feedback to students
- Focus on formative learning:
- Redesigned as a tool to strengthen academic writing skills
- Encourages students to develop better citation and paraphrasing practices
These enhancements are expected to benefit both staff and students by:
- Reducing the time needed to interpret similarity reports
- Providing more actionable insights for improving academic writing
- Facilitating more effective conversations about academic integrity
- Supporting a more inclusive learning environment through improved accessibility
By leveraging these new features, staff can offer more precise guidance to students, while learners can gain further understanding of their writing strengths and areas for improvement.
To access the new view click the option in the main Turnitin report interface. Please note students do not currently have access to this optional view.
Further information about this change to turnitin